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 Definition of 'motive'

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1. (noun) motivationmotiveneed
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
"we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

2. (noun) motifmotive
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music


3. (noun) motifmotive
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration


4. (adj) motive(a)motor
causing or able to cause motion
"a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy"

5. (adj) motivative(a)motive(a)motivating
impelling to action
"it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments"


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